OSNR Link Budget Methodology

Ilya Lyubomirsky, Inphi Corp.

IEEE P802.3cn Task Force Meeting

Nov. 12-13, 2018
Supporters

• Rich Baca, Microsoft

• John DeAndrea, Finisar

• Ryan Yu, Molex

• Winston Way, Neophotonics

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Goals

➢ Develop an OSNR link budget methodology for

DWDM point-to-point (P2P) systems
➢ Simulate a reference P2P DWDM link to help drive
400G Tx/Rx optical specs.
➢ Provide experimental data on 400G B2B OSNR
sensitivity as a guide on required OSNR spec.

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 Point-to-Point Amplified DWDM Reference Link

0 to 80km SSMF
Link loss Lf

Tx Lm Gtx Grx Ld Rx

Coherent Loss for Booster Amp, Pre Amp, Loss for Coherent
Transmitter Patch panels, Gain Gtx, Gain Grx, Patch panels, Receiver
DWDM Mux Noise figure NF Noise figure NF DWDM Demux

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Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR)

Optical Amplifier
(e.g. EDFA)

Pout=GPin
Pin G
Noise = NF*hn*(G-1)Bo

OSNR = Pout / Noise

OSNR = ratio of signal power to optical noise

Pout = signal power of a DWDM channel of interest
Noise = amplified spontaneous emission noise power in both optical polarizations
G = amplifier gain
NF = amplifier noise figure
hn = photon energy at wavelength of interest (e.g. 1550 nm)
Bo = optical bandwidth for noise measurement (typically 0.1 nm)
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 OSNR Reference Link Model
Transmit Launch Power Received
Power per Channel Power/OSNR
Ptx Pout Prx, OSNR

Tx Lm Gtx Grx Ld Rx
Link loss Lf
Coherent Gain Gtx = Lm+Pout-Ptx Gain Grx = Lf Coherent
Transmitter Noise figure NF Noise figure NF Receiver

𝑂𝑆𝑁𝑅𝑑𝐵 = 58 + 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 − 𝐿𝑓 − 𝑁𝐹 − 𝑇𝑋𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 − 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 − 𝑂𝑆𝑁𝑅𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠

𝐿𝑓 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡
−10
10 10 10
𝑇𝑋𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 10𝐿𝑜𝑔 1 + 𝐿𝑚 𝑃𝑡𝑥
− 10
10 10 10

Gripple = penalty due to DWDM amplifier gain ripples

OSNRpenalties = various transmission penalties due to CD, PMD, PDL, etc.

(note these penalties maybe different for 100G vs. 400G) 6
OSNR Link Budget Calculation: Case 1

• Ptx = variable 0 to -10 dBm

• Pout = 0 dBm
• Lm = 10 dB (patch panels, DWDM Mux, etc.)
• NF = 6 dB
• Lf = (0.25 dB/km) x distance
• Gripple = 1 dB
• OSNRpenalties = 2 dB

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OSNR Link Budget Calculations: Case 1

Note OIF ZR specs. are min. Tx power = -10 dBm, and required OSNR = 26 dB 8
OSNR Link Budget Calculation: Case 2

• Ptx = variable 0 to -10 dBm

• Pout = 1 dBm
• Lm = 10 dB (patch panels, DWDM Mux, etc.)
• NF = 5.5 dB
• Lf = (0.25 dB/km) x distance
• Gripple = 1 dB
• OSNRpenalties = 2 dB

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OSNR Link Budget Calculations: Case 2

Required OSNR Tolerance

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Experimental Data on 400G (60Gbaud) DP-16QAM
Back-to-Back OSNR Sensitivity
Offline DSP processing, DP-16QAM, PRQS data tributaries, baud rate DAC, IQ skew = 0

Margin ~ 2.5 dB

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 Rx Power
Transmit Launch Power Received
Power per Channel Power/OSNR
Ptx Pout Prx, OSNR

Tx Lm Gtx Grx Ld Rx
Link loss Lf
Coherent Coherent
Transmitter Receiver

𝑃𝑟𝑥 = 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 − 𝐿𝑑 − 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒

• Pout = 0 dBm
• Ld = 10 dB (patch panels, DWDM Demux, etc.)
• Gripple = 1 dB

=> Prx = 0 – 10 – 1 = -11 dBm

• Add 1 dB margin to get OIF ZR spec. -12 dBm 12

Conclusions

➢ Developed methodology for OSNR link budgets,

valid for both 100G and 400G DWDM systems
➢ Simulated a reference DWDM link for 400G
applications
➢ Provided measurement data on 400G DP-16QAM
OSNR B2B receiver sensitivity
➢ Link budget analysis shows the following optical
specs are reasonable for 400G over 80km:

Tx Min. Output Power = - 10 dBm

Required OSNR Tolerance = 26 to 27 dB
Rx Min. Power = - 11 to -12 dBm

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